People v. Mikrut

The defendant was found guilty of burglary in a jury trial and sentenced by the court to a term of not less than 2 nor more than 6 years in the State penitentiary.

Defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether the circumstantial evidence in this case supports a finding of the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) whether the admission into evidence of defendant’s prior conviction was an abuse of discretion and reversible error.

The offense was committed on October 25, 1968. The defendant was not tried until July 20, 1971.

The defendant and one Clifton Scott were charged with' the…